Microsoft is determined not to lose the struggle against Google by submitting a bid $44.6 billion in cash and shares for Yahoo! The balance of power is again in play. Microsoft is the larger of the two, by market capitalization, (some $270 billion compared with Google's $160 billion), but the momentum has in recent years seemed to favor Google. To read about what is happening to the balance of power in real estate make sure to read the 2008 edition of my new Trends Report that was just published.